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History of Modern Europe

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the scientist who contributed to math and physics?

a)

Christopher Columbus  

b)

Ferdinand Magellan  

c)

Galileo

d)

Prince Henry  

e)

Isaac Newton

2.

Who is the scientist who wrote that Earth orbited the sun?

a)

Christopher Columbus  

b)

Ferdinand Magellan  

c)

Galileo

d)

Prince Henry  

e)

Isaac Newton

3.

Who is the explorer who navigated a voyage around the world for Spain?

a)

Christopher Columbus  

b)

Ferdinand Magellan  

c)

Galileo

d)

Prince Henry  

e)

Isaac Newton

4.

Who is the explorer whose voyages for Spain started the European exploration of the Americas?

a)

Christopher Columbus  

b)

Ferdinand Magellan  

c)

Galileo

d)

Prince Henry  

e)

Isaac Newton

5.

Who is the Portuguese leader who founded a navigation school and sponsored voyages along the African coast?

a)

Christopher Columbus  

b)

Ferdinand Magellan  

c)

Galileo

d)

Prince Henry  

e)

Isaac Newton

6.

Which of the following was a main goal of the Spanish in exploring the Americas?

a)

gaining gold and silver

b)

establishing plantations

c)

trapping valuable animals

d)

enslaving the native populations

7.

Which of the following was not an effect of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Horses were introduced to Europe.

b)

Europeans converted to new religions.

c)

Eating habits around the world changed.

d)

New technologies were used throughout the world.

8.

The document that made taxes fairer and guaranteed rights of speech, press, and religion

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

9.

The document limiting the power of the English monarch and establishing the right to trial by jury

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

10.

The document outlawing cruel and unusual punishment and listing rights for English Parliament including the power to pass laws and raise taxes

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

11.

The document that used ideas of Locke and Rousseau about government and natural rights to announce the break between Great Britain and thirteen of its colonies

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

12.

Which of the following characterized the Enlightenment?

a)

obeying a monarch’s rule

b)

revolting against democracies

c)

using reason to improve society

d)

applying religion to everyday life

13.

Why was Napoleon important in history?

a)

His military ideas still influence political thought today.

b)

His democratic ideas spread across Europe.

c)

His armies conquered much of Europe.

d)

His family still rules France today.

14.

Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Great Britain?

a)

Great Britain had all of the factors of production.

b)

Great Britain had the strongest military in the world.

c)

Great Britain needed jobs for its expanding population.

d)

Great Britain needed markets for its manufactured goods.

15.

What machine was used to power most factories?

a)

water frame  

b)

steam engine  

c)

Bessemer steel process

d)

telegraph  

16.

What was used to send messages over a long distance?

a)

water frame  

b)

steam engine  

c)

Bessemer steel process

d)

telegraph  

17.

What was used to convert iron inexpensively into a stronger product?

a)

water frame  

b)

steam engine  

c)

Bessemer steel process

d)

telegraph  

18.

What machine that could produce dozens of threads at one time?

a)

water frame  

b)

steam engine  

c)

Bessemer steel process

d)

telegraph  

19.

Tell whether the following statement was a positive or negative effect of the Industrial Revolution. Many workers stayed poor.

a)

Positive Effect

b)

Negative Effect

20.

Tell whether the following statement was a positive or negative effect of the Industrial Revolution. Workers lived in cramped, unsafe apartments.

a)

Positive Effect

b)

Negative Effect

21.

Tell whether the following statement was a positive or negative effect of the Industrial Revolution. Cities became dirty, noisy, crowded, and disease-filled.

a)

Positive Effect

b)

Negative Effect

22.

Tell whether the following statement was a positive or negative effect of the Industrial Revolution. Manufactured goods became cheaper and more available.

a)

Positive Effect

b)

Negative Effect

23.

Tell whether the following statement was a positive or negative effect of the Industrial Revolution. More people joined the middle class by becoming wealthier.

a)

Positive Effect

b)

Negative Effect

24.

The competition between countries for colonies?

a)

alliances 

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

militarism

25.

The desire of different ethnic groups to have an independent nation-state?

a)

alliances 

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

militarism

26.

The splitting of major European countries into two rival groups of countries?

a)

alliances 

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

militarism

27.

The competition between countries to have the strongest armies and navies?

a)

alliances 

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

militarism

28.

Which of the following was an effect of World War I?

a)

Austria-Hungary paid for war damages.

b)

A Communist government came to power in Russia.

c)

Serbia accepted responsibility for causing the war.

d)

A Communist government came to power in Germany

29.

Tell me who was the German Dictator?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

30.

Tell me who was the Italian Dictator?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

31.

Tell me who was the Soviet Dictator?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

32.

How did Germany take over so much territory so quickly at the beginning of World War II?

a)

by bombing capital cities

b)

by using the Luftwaffe to attack foreign ships

c)

by seizing control of train depots

d)

by using the blitzkrieg to overpower opposing forces

33.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

the inflation of German currency

b)

the mass execution of six million Jews

c)

the Allied invasion of Normandy, France

d)

the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan

34.

The Cold War divided European countries into Communist countries belonging to

a)

The Allies

b)

The Axis

c)

NATO

d)

the Warsaw pact

35.

The Cold War divided European countries into non-Communist countries belonging to

a)

The Allies

b)

The Axis

c)

NATO

d)

the Warsaw pact

36.

How was Yugoslavia affected by the end of the Cold War?

a)

It unified with neighboring countries.

b)

Different ethnic groups fought civil wars to control territory.

c)

It split into a confederation of nation-states.

d)

Ethnic groups separated peacefully into different nation-states.

37.

What is the purpose of the European Union?

a)

to unite former Communist countries with other European countries

b)

to generate European economic growth and compete with former Communist countries

c)

to unite different European countries under one government

d)

to promote political and economic cooperation between European counties